Episodes 44
Avg. Duration 36m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (3)
Since Jan 2020
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Months
Format
Episodic
Consistency
77%
Hosting
feeds.captivate.fm

About This Podcast

EXTRAordinary People lets you inside the world of the people you may see everyday, but those who have let their light shine onto the world because of their unique talents, contributions, and STORIES. In their own words, each discusses the hardships which they have encountered and what it took for them to rise above the obstacles and make a difference. Join Shirley Wachtel and be inspired by these EXTRAordinary people!

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Ann Vipamaneerut

Apr 06, 2026 25m

Ann Vipamaneerut is the owner of Rice Factory, a restaurant in Milltown, New Jersey featuring Thai foods. Her given name is Vilailuck Vipamaneerut, but all of the patrons and friends affectionately…

Bea Lurie

Jan 05, 2026 54m

Bea Lurie is the daughter of two child Holocaust survivors, her father, Sol, and her mother, Evelyn Rebecca Lurie, whose parents escaped from Poland with two toddlers. Bea learned by her parents’…

Jonathan Hunger

Nov 03, 2025 36m

Jonathan Hunger is the author of Agitate!, a revealing memoir of how he was able to overcome his fears by the example of Frederick Douglass. Jonathan is a native New Yorker who grew up primarily in…

Renee Weingarten

Sep 08, 2025 38m

Renee Weingarten is the creator and founder of Renee’s Reading Club, featured on Facebook, since 2017.  Today, the club has over 62,000 members with members in every state in the United States and in…

Mario Fronzoni

Jul 07, 2025 33m

MARIO FRONZONI was born on Valentine’s Day in Elizabeth, New Jersey. A resident of East Brunswick, New Jersey for 43 years, Mario is married, the father of two, and grandfather of three…

Milt Heumann

May 05, 2025 46m

MILT HEUMANN received a BA from Brooklyn College in 1968, and a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1976. He taught as an assistant and associate professor at the University of Michigan from 1973 to 1980,…

Sarah Esposito

Mar 04, 2025 41m

Sarah Esposito, PA-C, is a certified Physician Associate at Integrated Dermatology of NJ, located in East Brunswick, New Jersey. Sarah received her Bachelor's degree in biological sciences from the…

Dee Gwiazdowski

Dec 06, 2024 43m

Dee Gwiazdowski has been in the design field for thirty-two years, nineteen of which have been with Ethan Allen as a Design Consultant. This is a second career for Dee. She is both passionate and…

Marj Billker Graves

Nov 04, 2024 45m

Marj Billker Graves joined the Army Nurse Corps during her final year of nursing school in 1967. She served as a head nurse on male orthopedic wards at Darnall Army Hospital, Fort Hood, Texas, and at…

Ian Feibelman

Sep 02, 2024 42m

Simply put…Ian is camp, and camp is Ian. He began his career as a camper, counselor, Division Leader, and administrator at a traditional day camp in New Jersey. Ian has only missed 2 summers at camp…

Mayor Brad Cohen

Jul 08, 2024 39m

Mayor Brad Cohen was elected to the office in November 2016. The Mayor began his public career in 2010 when he was elected to the East Brunswick Board of Education. Working with a dedicated group of…

Rabbi Larry Brandspiegel

May 06, 2024 27m

Larry I. Brandspiegel joined the East Brunswick Jewish Center in August 2018 as Cantor and Director of Education before being ordained as a rabbi. Affectionately known as Rabbi/Cantor Larry, the…

Kate Lancaster

Mar 04, 2024 38m

Kate Lancaster is in her ninth year working as a middle school teacher at Jamesburg Public Schools. She is also a certified Reading Specialist and was recognized as an Exemplary Educator for the…

Aparna Parthasarathy

Jan 22, 2024 21m

Aparna Parthasarathy is a high school senior passionate about remedying structural inequalities, closing educational gaps and representing Generation Z’s values to shape legislation with elected…

Marc Korpus

Nov 13, 2023 26m

Marc Korpus, having had a fascination with maps since youth, took up the creation of of them as an occupation at age 42. He found that mapmaking is now one facet of the discipline of "geographic…

Rosa Lowinger

Oct 02, 2023 29m

Rosa Lowinger is a Cuban-born American writer and art conservator. The author of Tropicana Nights: The Life and Times of the Legendary Cuban Nightclub (Harcourt, 2005) and Promising Paradise: Cuban…

Neil Lawner

Aug 08, 2023 29m

Neil O. Lawner’s interest in photography began when he served in the Air Force on Guam from 1966-1968.  During that time, Japanese cameras such as Nikon and Pentax were being manufactured and were…

Shirley Wachtel talks about her novel, A CASTLE IN BROOKYN

Jun 05, 2023 19m

SHIRLEY RUSSAK WACHTEL is an author, college professor, and host of the podcast, EXTRAordinary People.  In December, just before the launch of her successful novel, A Castle in Brooklyn (Little A),…

Steve Cohen - The Rising Sport of Rugby

Apr 03, 2023 46m

Steve Cohen has over 50 years of involvement in rugby.  He has been the catalyst in developing player safety, refereeing, and promoting the game at the grassroots level.  USA Rugby Eagle, Steve…

Corey Caplan - Talking About Cryptocurrency

Feb 06, 2023 33m

Corey Caplan is the co-founder of Dolomite, a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX for short). Prior to co-founding Dolomite, Corey graduated from Lehigh University with a degree in Computer…

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How many episodes does EXTRAordinary PEOPLE have?

EXTRAordinary PEOPLE has published 44 episodes since January 2020, covering topics in Business, Careers.

Is EXTRAordinary PEOPLE still active?

EXTRAordinary PEOPLE is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 36m.

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